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Le Journal - Voitures de luxe

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Even an economic crisis can’t put a dent in luxury car sales. Looks like when you’re willing to wait that long for your dream, and able to pay for it, nothing can get in your way.

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Caption 4 [fr]: Ce secteur du luxe se porte bien, même très bien.
Caption 4 [en]: This luxury sector is doing well, very well indeed.

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Télé Miroir - Illumination de Noël à Nîmes

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

The town of Nîmes goes all out for Christmas, with thousands of lights and giant candy canes all along the streets. It might just be the most festive city in France!

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Caption 2 [fr]: Souples mocassins et bonnet bien clos...
Caption 2 [en]: Soft moccasins and a tightly closed hat...

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TV8 Mont Blanc - Météo du 26 octobre 2010

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Mont Blanc is not only the highest mountain in the Alps, but also in all of Europe. This weather report will give you an idea of what a typical October feels like in the area surrounding this giant: chilly but fairly sunny, with the first hints of snow.

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Caption 44 [fr]: mais un ciel qui restera quand même bien encombré; on restera toujours dans une certaine douceur.
Caption 44 [en]: but a sky which will nevertheless remain quite overcast; we will still remain in a certain mildness.

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Nom d'une Rue - Rue de la Roquette

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The rue de la Roquette, in Paris’s 11th arrondissement, is so named because it is either full of weapons or full of lettuce – or neither! Find out the history behind this ancient street and learn the various meanings of the word roquette in this video.

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Caption 35 [fr]: Mais enfin, euh, j'aime bien, euh, ce mot "roquette". J'aime bien, quand même... ouais.
Caption 35 [en]: But, well, uh, I really like, uh, this word "roquette." I really like it, anyway... yeah.

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Actu Vingtième - Le vide-grenier

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

A vide-grenier (“empty-attic”) is a combination of a flea market and a yard sale: a place where anyone can rent a booth and sell all the old things they don’t need anymore. Come see what the residents of this Parisian neighborhood are selling!

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Caption 1 [fr]: Vous trouvez ça bien, vous madame, le... le vide-grenier... pour le quartier, tout ça?
Caption 1 [en]: Do you find this to be a good thing, ma'am, the... empty-attic [yard sale]... for the neighborhood, all that?

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TLT Toulouse - Dorfman mis en scène à Toulouse

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

Ariel Dorfman’s play Death and the Maiden is no light fare, detailing the horrors of both violence and military dictatorship. It is partly based on Schubert’s famous string quartet of the same name.

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Caption 7 [fr]: qui rappelle aussi bien l'Espagne que le Chili, bien sûr,
Caption 7 [en]: that is reminiscent of Spain as much as of Chile, of course,

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Voyage dans Paris - Montparnasse

Difficulty: Beginner

France

What do Charles Baudelaire, Simone de Beauvoir, and the architect of the Statue of Liberty have in common? They are all buried in the Montparnasse cemetery, home to the graves of some of the greatest figures in French history. Here are some of its other famous souls.

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Caption 12 [fr]: il faut citer bien sûr Bartholdi, c'est le... l'architecte de la Statue de la Liberté.
Caption 12 [en]: of course we must mention Bartholdi, he's the... the architect of the Statue of Liberty.

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Canal 32 - Mesnil-Saint-Loup : moines artisans

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nowadays, even monks need to make a living. These five pious men, from the parish of Mesnil-Saint-Loup, make theirs by selling beautiful handmade pottery and ceramics for anywhere between five and two-hundred euros. They even maintain a website.

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Caption 5 [fr]: Saint-Benoît dit bien que, ils ne sont jamais autant moines que lorsqu'ils travaillent de leurs mains.
Caption 5 [en]: Saint Benedict says that they are never more like monks than when they work with their hands.

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Alsace 20 - Pourquoi le bio est-il plus cher?

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

As in the United States, the price of organic products is relatively high in France. But hopefully this will not be the case for too much longer, as the French Minister of Agriculture has just pledged an investment of six million euros in the organic sector. Learn more about the state of organic farming in France in this video.

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Caption 9 [fr]: Eh bien, tout d'abord je vais vous donner quelques chiffres.
Caption 9 [en]: Well, first of all I'm going to give you some figures.

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Le Journal - Musée des voitures

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The first electric car? 1899! La Jamais contente. This car and other rare self-propelled antique vehicles can now be seen in car museums.

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Caption 16 [fr]: L'automobile ancienne est bel et bien devenue un patrimoine qui attire les plus curieux.
Caption 16 [en]: Antique cars have truly become a heritage that attracts the most curious onlookers.

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Voyage dans Paris - Jardin du Luxembourg

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The beautiful Jardin du Luxembourg attracts both neighborhood students and foreign visitors alike. But let’s discover some of its lesser-known spots, such as the school of honey production and the association of pétanque players.

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Caption 4 [fr]: Nous sommes bien sûr dans la... rive gauche de Paris.
Caption 4 [en]: Of course we are on the... Left Bank of Paris.

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Strasbourg - Les passants

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Ask the Strasbourgeois what they love about their hometown, and most of them can sum it up for you in one word: tout! But don’t just take our word for it. See for yourself!

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Caption 38 [fr]: Euh... bien et moins bien. Pénible en hiver parce que bon, euh... -Il fait froid.
Caption 38 [en]: Uh... it's good and not so good. Harsh in the winter because, well, uh... -It's cold.

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Le Journal - French North African Film

Difficulty: Beginner

France, Morocco

Opening night in Casablanca for the movie Indigènes (English title "Days of Glory") provided a special opportunity for some of the subjects of the film to reflect upon their past, and for Moroccans and the French to talk about their future.

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Caption 12 [fr]: Est-ce que vous trouvez que c'est bien de faire un film sur ce que vous avez vécu?
Caption 12 [en]: Do you think it's good to make a movie about what you lived through?

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Actu Vingtième - Foire aux oignons

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

This video is not for those who tear up easily. At this foire aux oignons (onion fair), you’ll learn how onions can predict the weather, how to cook them, and what scandalous meanings the word “onion” can have in French.

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Caption 27 [fr]: bien grillé, euh, avec une bonne andouillette, euh... de Troyes.
Caption 27 [en]: well grilled, uh, with a good andouillette sausage, uh... from Troyes.

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Jean-Marc - Études et travail

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Just how did Jean-Marc get the money for that beautiful car and those fancy ski trips? The answer involves a roundabout trek to the open outcry auction market of the French stock exchange (“la Bourse”). So could we say that Wall Street too resembles a “playground for grownups”?

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Caption 41 [fr]: et penser avoir un parcours bien particulier
Caption 41 [en]: and think we have a really specific path

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